[General review of mycoses affecting the maxillofacial area]

It is interesting and useful to review the different mycoses which can affect oral and maxillofacial tissues. In this review, all mycoses which can involve these tissues are described, based on a simple classification into superficial and deep mycoses. The superficial mycoses described are the dermatophytoses, Tinea, the piedra, but also the candidiasis, which are superficial opportunistic infections. The deep mycoses are subdivided into subcutaneous, systemic, and opportunistic mycoses. Subcutaneous fungal infections are sporotrichosis, lobomycosis, rhinosporidiosis, entomophthoromycosis, and chromomycosis. Systemic fungal infections are paracoccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, histoplasmosis duboisii, and coccidioidomycosis. Opportunistic mycoses are aspergillosis, mucormycosis, geotrichosis, torulopsosis (considered nowadays as a candidiasis), basidiomycosis, cephalosporiomycosis, alternariosis, cercosporomycosis, paecilomycosis, and fusariomycosis. Eumycotic mycetomas are also cited.